| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 91 (Aug) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2005] EWHC 1593 (Fam) |
| Court: | Family Division |
| Judge: | McFarlane J |
| Representation | John Vater for the local authority. |
| Piers Pressdee for the mother. | |
| Robin Tolson QC and Susan Freeborn for the father. | |
| Michael Trueman, solicitor advocate, for the child. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 20 July 2005 |
Catchwords
Child - Practice - Court proceedings in relation to children - Child sustaining injury - Parties agreeing care or supervision orders unnecessary - Father disputing need for fact finding hearing - Whether fact finding hearing lawful - Whether court should exercise discretion in favour of fact finding hearing.
The Case
In the instant proceedings, the court determined that, in circumstances where no public law order was being sought at the present time in relation to a child, it was lawful for, inter alia, the local authority to seek findings of fact against the father in relation to an injury to the child, and for the court to hold a fact finding hearing.
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